Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

It was already half past four when she came out of the steel mill, but Ding Yuqiu was in no hurry to go back. Yesterday morning, she had called a rehabilitation hospital in the suburbs. The director's attitude was much better than Vice Director Gan's. Since she didn't get the money here, she would go over and pay a visit. She would visit all four hospitals today and at least get a rough result.

So I rode my bike to the address in the suburbs.

Ding Yuqiu rode very fast along the way, but as the road got farther and farther away, it became more and more desolate, and soon the sky gradually darkened.

The rehabilitation hospital is located in the mountainous area outside the city, surrounded by bungalows. After entering the large courtyard, there are only two two-story buildings with lights on.

Ding Yuqiu remembered that Dean Hong there had told her that this used to be an abandoned dormitory building of the steel plant, and was later allocated to their unit as a rehabilitation hospital.

The weather had turned cold and she was sweating all over, so she rode slower for a while and arrived at her destination at six o'clock.

There are many elderly cadres living in the hospital. In order to facilitate care, Director Hong, who is in charge of the hospital, usually lives in the hospital.

When the knock on the office door came, Dean Hong was very surprised. He welcomed Ding Yuqiu to sit at the table and hurried to pour tea.

This was the first time Ding Yuqiu met Dean Hong. They had only communicated on the phone before, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Dean Hong is over sixty years old. His hair is combed meticulously and he wears a washed-out Zhongshan suit. He is very capable and kind.

Ding Yuqiu's impression of her improved a lot.

"President Hong, it's too late today. I apologize for the intrusion of visiting you!"

Taking the steaming cup of tea, Ding Yuqiu looked apologetic, and without hesitation, he stated the purpose of his visit. "I have to rush back to the city tonight, so I'll be brief. I'm here to pay for that defibrillator..."

Dean Hong spoke in a gentle voice. He fished out a piece of White Rabbit candy from the drawer, took Ding Yuqiu's cup, and put it down. "Miss, you've come this far so late at night. You must be exhausted! Your face has turned pale. Are you suffering from low blood sugar? Have a piece of candy to calm down!"

"Thank you!" Ding Yuqiu thanked him gratefully, took it, peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in her mouth. In an instant, her lips and teeth were filled with sweet taste, which made her feel warm in her heart. The haze after coming out of the steel mill was also swept away.

Regardless of the outcome of the debt collection, the care and warmth between people are touching.

Sure enough, people are different.

Dean Hong sighed and spoke frankly, "Since you've come all this way, I won't waste your time. To cut a long story short, our small hospital mainly focuses on rehabilitation, helping those veteran cadres from the city recuperate and recuperate their bodies and minds. They usually go to the city's staff hospitals or the Health Bureau's hospitals for serious illnesses! Although we have a lot of patients, our hospital's efficiency can't compare to those in the city!"

When she said this, she saw Ding Yuqiu's eyes dim and said anxiously, "The hospital's funding is indeed a bit tight. That defibrillator costs 6000 yuan, and it's really difficult for us to pay the full amount all at once!"

After saying this, she hurriedly stood up and opened the bookcase behind her with a key, then changed the subject, "But, that's a life-saving device! I've asked the old comrades at the Health Bureau, and they're very effective! Your Director Li has saved many lives with it, and he also saved an old comrade here. Since we've ordered it from you, we'll definitely respect it!"

As she spoke, she took out a lot of things from the drawer and said, "Well, I have some cash here, and I can make up the rest with the rest of the things. You can count some!"

"what?"

Ding Yuqiu exclaimed in surprise and looked at the table.

What President Hong was talking about were dozens of kilograms of national food coupons, as well as flour, oil, and cloth coupons, and an industrial coupon issued by the Institutional Affairs Bureau.

"You can definitely use these coupons for rice, flour, grain, and oil! You have a cafeteria, right? These can be used to offset part of the purchase price!"

When she said this, she hurried to the door and shouted to the other office, "Accountant Wu, bring me all the money bills for this month!"

"What's wrong, Dean?" Accountant Wu hurried out of the office and stood at the door asking in confusion.

"Director Ding from Chunyu Factory is here, asking for payment for the goods. Hurry and collect the money!" Dean Hong pointed inside the house. "Hurry up! Director Ding has to go back to the city overnight, and I'm worried about her, a little girl!"

"President Hong, we bought a tractor for transporting goods last month, and we've almost run out of cash..."

Accountant Wu had a bitter look on his face.

"Don't say that, just take as much as you can..."

Dean Hong waved his hand, urging her to hurry up.

"Oh..." Accountant Wu looked at Ding Yuqiu in the office helplessly, then sighed and turned to go into the house.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Director Ding!" Dean Hong turned back into the house and pushed the abacus on the table over to him. "Director Ding, let me help you count!"

Ding Yuqiu looked at the old lady's sincere eyes and didn't know what to say. She just felt her eyes were hot. She silently grabbed the abacus in her arms, sighed, and counted all the bills and cash on the table one by one.

Fifteen minutes later, Accountant Wu hurried into the office, carrying two large bags of white flour buns that smelled of wheat.

"Director Ding!" He was a little embarrassed and pushed the buns to the edge of the table, afraid that they would fall to the ground. "I just brought these buns from the cafeteria. Can you give me five yuan? We really don't have any more!"

"..." Ding Yuqiu was stunned. Looking at the two large net bags of steamed buns in front of him, he felt suddenly upset.

Accountant Wu saw her stunned and fished out two hundred and ten fifty cents from his pocket and quickly piled it on the table. "And here's this, I almost forgot, this is the money I'm going to buy a new blood glucose meter next week. Please keep it for now, and give it to this side first!"

After saying this, he took out another trouser pocket and said, "These are 60 kilograms of grain coupons and 23 kilograms of oil coupons. I'll give them to you first. See how much they can be used for..."

"Accountant Wu, Dean Hong!"

After hearing these words and seeing the situation, Ding Yuqiu felt a lump in his throat.

"You guys...are in such a difficult situation. I can't cut off your rehabilitation hospital's financial resources! So many veterans have been taken care of so well by you. If I take this money and this ticket, it would be like murder..."

"Miss Ding!" Dean Hong held her hand and whispered softly, "It's only natural to pay back debts. Don't feel burdened. We owed you money for four months, and you never asked for it! Now that you're here, it means you're really in trouble! It's not easy for you either! Our hospital can find another way."

The disadvantage of self-supporting hospitals is that they cannot wait for funding from higher authorities in a timely manner.

"But how can you find a solution?" Ding Yuqiu looked into Dean Hong's eyes and asked sincerely and concernedly.

Dean Hong didn't seem to have lied, but his eyes suddenly became flustered and he was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Ding Yuqiu knew that their situation was not easy when he saw this. He put the abacus into his bag, pushed all the money on the table back, stood up and said, "President Hong, I'll come again next time!"

"Hey, don't..." Dean Hong was shocked and hurriedly grabbed Ding Yuqiu's hand.

But at this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly rang out in the corridor outside.

Dean Ding Yuqiu and Accountant Wu looked at each other in confusion. When they walked out, they saw that the corridor was already full of people, all of whom were veteran cadres recuperating in the hospital.

"Xiao Hong," a dignified veteran cadre said, "The hospital is in trouble, why don't they come to us? How much is it still short? We can't owe Director Ding money. Her factory is a lifesaver. We'll pick up the slack and consider it our food expenses for the next few years!"

Upon hearing this, not only Dean Hong, but even Ding Yuqiu was shocked, and when they realized what was happening, they were already in tears.